Sorry. I should have been more specific. The comment 'LEAF is not a router' was the subject of my reply.
I acknowledge that bandwidth management is not technically a function of the router. Cheers, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Wooster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: RE: [leaf-user] LEAF Bering is NOT a ROUTER > > The professor is technically right - it is not a function of routing. > > The fact that many implementations draw on associated technology doesn't > stop the device being a router, but it does not mean Bandwidth Management is > a defining function of the router - it is a nice to have ancillary function. > > OSPF, BGP, RIP, and so on most definitely are implementations of routing > functions - they assist in the passing of packets from one network to > another. DNS cache, bandwidth management, and bridging do not maintain > routing tables, alert neighbours, or deliver packets between networks. What > they do is enhance the networking experience by adding features which are > best implemented at the point of routing. > > The strength of a particular implementation, and LEAF is a perfect example, > should be viewed as the richness of these ancillary functions. What they do > is increase the breadth of the product, taking it beyond a paper routing > tool into a valuable asset. > > Because it adds to the functions of a paper router rather than altering > them, LEAF remains a router. Had LEAF altered the basic functions of > routing, say by operating only at layer 2, then LEAF would cease being a > router. It hasn't. > > In this respect LEAF is the richest routing environment available because it > adds more and better ancillary functions than anything else, while > maintaining near perfect base routing functions. > > The same could be said of Operating Systems, the Gnu tool sets are not part > of the Unix/Linux operating system per sae, but it would be a miserable > world without them. > > Rather an academic distinction but then this was a university lecture. > > Adrian > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Mullan > > Sent: 12 July 2003 11:26 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] LEAF Bering is NOT a ROUTER > > > > > > Unfortunately, it has been my experience that > > teachers/professors/etc. don't > > really like answers that they didn't specifically give you during > > a course. > > Naturally, that means if they don't know about it, it doesn't exist!!!! > > > > This gives credance to the adage: 'Those that can, do. Those that can't, > > teach!' > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sebasti�n Aresca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 7:38 PM > > Subject: [leaf-user] LEAF Bering is NOT a ROUTER > > > > > > > Hi everyone, i want to tell that today a make a exam of "Network" in the > > > university. > > > And a question was: "Features of a router". So i one i said was: > > "Bandwidth > > > Management" > > > And then the said that this is imposible and that the LEAF Bering Router > > is > > > NOT a ROUTER. > > > > > > So .. my question ... jajaja, =): What is Leaf Bering ROUTER Project? > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > Sebasti�n A. 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